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Date of compilation	Title	Description	Links
27/06/2011	Poets' Corner	Each answer contains the surname of a well-known poet.	Format index


Choose your general knowledge question from the 15 subjects listed below by clicking the question number. Each answer contains the surname of a well-known poet.
1.	English place names	2.	Political quotes	3.	Film directors	4.	Musicals	5.	Recent films
6.	Illustrators	7.	TV presenters	8.	Botany	9.	Shakespeare	10.	Cartoons
11.	Brand names	12.	Football	13.	Finance	14.	Recent pop music	15.	Recent art


1.	English place names
Which Buckinghamshire village derived its name from local landowners, the de Cahaines family, who arrived with the Norman conquest?
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2.	Political quotes
In July 2006 what did David Cameron famously suggest was used “more for defensive than offensive purposes”?
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3.	Film Directors
Who directed the 1978 film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve?
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4.	Musicals
Which song from the 1966 musical Sweet Charity became a hit for Peggy Lee in the US, and then in the UK, for Shirley Bassey?
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5.	Recent films
Which real life character was played by Michael Sheen in a 2008 film in which he starred opposite Frank Langella who was playing a US President?
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Illustrators

Who drew this?

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TV Presenters

Who’s this regular presenter of Channel 4 TV history programmes?

8.	Botany
What is the genus of plants in the borage family that get their name from the habit of turning their leaves to the sun?
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9.	Shakespeare
Which famous 8-word line spoken by Shylock in The Merchant of Venice precedes: “If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?”?
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10.	Cartoons
Which fictional cartoon character from Sweethaven is referred to as “a one-eyed runt” by Bluto his long-time enemy?
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11.	Brand names
What famous brand name associated with a popular drink started life in 1869 as a café on Market Street, Manchester and is now owned by Unilever?
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12.	Football
Which former Dundee United footballer captained Liverpool to the First Division title in 1963/4?
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13.	Finance
What phenomenon would turn a £1,000 investment at a 20% p.a. return into £1,440 after 2 years?
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14.	Recent pop music
Who is singing this 2007 hit song? (click to play)
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15.	Recent art
Who won the Turner Prize in 2003 for his ceramic work?
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